“Taal moet weerstand bied”: ’n Verkenning van Niggie

Authors

  • Marisa Botha Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Helize van Vuuren Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/tvl.v44i2.29795

Keywords:

Afrikaans language and culture, Anglo-Boer War, identity, Ingrid Winterbach

Abstract

A literary analysis is done of Ingrid Winterbach’s novel Niggie [“Cousin”], with specific focus on the nature and function of Anglo-Boer War material in Winterbach’s text. This novel has a profound effect on the reader a century after the war, because it addresses postcolonial issues and predicaments such as a defragmenting identity, as well as the possible demise of the Afrikaans language and culture, faced by the descendants of those involved in the war a century ago. This article focuses on the use of language, the plot, characters and their well-chosen names, motifs and themes, crossing of taboo borders and the juxtaposition of the past and the present.

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Published

2007-09-01

How to Cite

Botha, M., & van Vuuren, H. (2007). “Taal moet weerstand bied”: ’n Verkenning van Niggie. Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde, 44(2), 119–133. https://doi.org/10.4314/tvl.v44i2.29795

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Research articles